MY GREECE TRAVEL BLOG

Photos, memories and stories from my journeys to Athens and the Greek Islands, including the Cyclades, Dodecanese, East Aegean Islands and Crete

Mule tidings: donkey tales from the islands

12 Apr 2013

This donkey enjoys a spectacular view of Skala, the port town on Patmos, from his hilltop vantage point on the edge of Chora     Donkey tales: Mules and donkeys can be a common sight on many of the Greek Islands including — not surprisingly — two of the country’s most popular tourist destinations: Santorini [...]

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Island dining: Astropelos taverna in Astipalea

24 Feb 2013

. What’s for dinner: An artistic illustration of Astipalea island’s scenic Chora village appears at the top of the menu on the outside wall of the Astropelos taverna in Livadi. Below is one of our photos of Chora, shot during our May 2009 visit to Astipalea.     A view of the enormous Kastro (castle) [...]

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Greece holiday pics of the day

25 Oct 2012

A sign on a narrow street in Chora points the way to Astipalea’s Kastro, below      

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Greece holiday pic of the day

11 Jun 2012

The Venetian-era Kastro (castle) towers above the whitewashed houses of Chora in this view from the Livadi district of Astipalea island    

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Greek Islands from the air

24 Mar 2012

Passing above the Paros port town of Parikia and surrounding area during an Olympic Air flight from Athens to Astipalea   In plane view: We have taken more than a dozen inter-island flights in Greece, but I’ve only managed to shoot fewer than 12 photos of the beautiful island scenery passing thousands of feet below [...]

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Greece holiday pic of the day

22 Mar 2012

A balcony on a house in Chora high above the Astipalea coast  

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